Brooke Rollins — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently serves as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture since February 2025.
Co-founded the America First Policy Institute in 2021 with Larry Kudlow.
Led the Texas Public Policy Foundation as President and CEO from 2003 to 2018, growing its staff from three to 100.
Served in the first Trump administration as Director of the Office of American Innovation and acting Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.
Named one of the 25 most powerful Texans by Texas Monthly in 2011.
Graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in agricultural development and from the University of Texas School of Law with a Juris Doctor.

Biography

Brooke Leslie Rollins is an American attorney and political official who currently serves as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture, a role she assumed in February 2025 after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024. Prior to this, Rollins held significant positions within the first Trump administration, including Director of the Office of American Innovation from 2018 to 2020 and acting Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.